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C(E. GlLLAM AUTOMOBILE PULLING DEVI CE eat. 2, 1923.

Filed Dec. 15 1921,

3O object removed from the vehicle whereby- Patented on; 2, 1923 l ICHARLES n wsman;oF -Emmmi Mrssorrai,

V V AUTOMOBILE 'rULLING DE IC ApplicationfiledlDecember 15, 1921. 'Seria1'No.'522,6 20.

To all whom it may concern." V l Be it known that I, Crnmnns Evmzr GinvLAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at-Centralia, in thecounty of Boone and'State of Missouri, have invented cer tain newand'useful Improvements in Automobile' Pulling Devices yand I do hereby de-I clare the following to baa full, clear, and

Xact description of theinvention, such will enable others skilled inthe'art to which I it a'ppertai'ns t make and-use the same. a

' eate the vehicle from the mud hole or other This invention relates'to" new andnSetnl vimprovements in" attachments for 'auto'mo- Y bile'sand more particularly to an automobile pulling device, the mainobject'ofthepresent invention being the provision of a pull ing devi'ce adaptedto be applied to the drivcable,;which has been previously secured at itsopposite end to all-stationary object on a firm foundationgso. thatthrough the rota- 111; wheels of a'motor vehicle and usedfor pulling thevehicle out of a 'mu'd'hole, or

any other place where it fisiimpossible for the driving wheels to obtainsufficient grip to 'remove' the Vehicle through their own momentum. I 1l I r Another object of this invention is the provision of a deviceadapted to be applied to one. of the driving Wheels of a motor vehicle,to provide a'suitable drum u'pon'which a pulling cable is wound "throughthe rota-- tion f th 'driving Wheels, theother end of said cable beingattached to-astationary the winding of the cableupon' the drum attachedto the driving-wheelsjwlll ext-rilocation in which the same may bestuck.

A further object of the invention is the provision f a pulling devicewhich can be folded into compact form so as to occupy a minimum space tobe carried about in the. body of the vehicle and can be 'quckly and Ireadily unfolded and attached to the driv ing Wheels of thevehicle.

' With the above and other objects in View,

the invention consists in the novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully set forth,pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure l is a diagrammatic viewshowing the application of my improvedpulling device; e V

Fig 2 is a side elevation of as motor 've- 4 is a planiview'showing thesame in hicle wheelshowing my improved device ap- .VAsvjageneralruleyitris ratherrdiilicult to extricat a 'motor vehicle from a:sumpor any soft porous ground where the weight vof the vehicleforces thetreads of the wheels into the material through .which the vehicleswhich; can' be readily carrie d about-in the 'body of the vehicleandoccupy a minimum space and wh'ich oanbequickly and readily attached:to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle: to provide a'v dru'm uponwhich a tion ofthezdrivingi wheels the motor vehieie can be readilyextricated from the sump or other soft material through its own power, Ihave pIOVldGd a body ring gener-' is passing, and inordertofprovideadevice" F ally 'indicatedby the numeral 1 having 'arranged atequal spaced intervals throughout the circumference of the ring 'a plu'rality. of: bearing sleeves 2 upon which are mountedhook members.

These. hook members each comprise a shank'B haVing one end reduced andthen bent' upon' itself to for'ma collare which is mounted. for rotationupon one got the:

bearin sleeves 2 the extreme end or" the b 3 fastening'means. H

Formed at the outer ends of the shanks 3 are the. hook members 6.

cl'e, the hook members when in an operative position as shown in Fig. 3,being disposed] i direct alignment with the'body ring 1 and from thisposition, these'hooks 6 may be readily enga-ged'with the spokes 7 of thevehicle wheel 8 as clearly illustrated in Fig.

2. Attention is called to the fact that when these hooks 6 areengagedwith the spokes of the vehiclewhecl, the shanks 3 of the hooks forasuitabledrum, each of said shanks beng'slightly bowed sothat the cable 9may be evenly Wound thereon.

' shank being fastened to the body of the;

"shank by means of rivets 5 or other suitable.

H '90 V These hook me1nbers are arranged ina substantial err- Inextricating a motor vehicle from a i ump or the like, the cable 9 isfirst attached a at one end to a stationary object, which in 7 thepresent'instance, is shown in the form of a post 10 driven into theearth at a spot removed from the sump or wherever a firm portion ofearth may be located directly in front of the vehicle, The other end ofthe cable is then attached'to one of the shanks 3 and by applying powertothe driving wheels of the vehicle, the cable 9 will tend to be woundupon the shanks 3'which form the application of a pulling device.

i In Figwl', I have illustrated my improved pulling device in a foldedpositiomeach of the hookniembers 6 being arranged in the center oft-hering '1 and so positioned that the;dev1ce' may, be readily placed underone of the seats of. the vehicle orin vany other place and occupy'a-minimum space and when it is determinedto use the ClBVlCQyll) can beremoved and the shanks 3 moved outwardly 'to a right angleposition withrespect to the ringl as shown in Fig. 3,; and the hooks G readilyengaged with the spokes of one of the driving'wheels to form a drum uponwhich the cable 9 is wound through the rotation of the driving wheels.

c From the above description taken inconnection with the accompanyingdrawings,- it

will be readily apparent that'my improved pulling device for motorvehicles is so constructed and arranged that'it can be readily foldedinto compact form'when not in use and carried inany convenient space inthe vehicle and readily set upand attached to the drivingwheels of thevehicle when it is ;.necessary to use the same. 7 The device in itselfis extremely simple in construction and can be manufactured andplaced'upon the market at a comparatively small cost. Iclaim: V

1. A pulling device of the class. described including a'body'ring, aplurality of hooks pivotally mounted upon said body ring and disposedinspacedrelation circumferentially of the rlng'and adapted to be disposedat right angles'to the plane of said body ring,

or folded in adjacent each other to lie substantially in the same planeas the ring as i I and for the purpose set forth.

2. A pullin'gdevice including a body ring,

spaced bearingsleeves mounted upon said ring, hook members havingsleeves atone end and being pivotally mounted" upon 1 said V bearings'soas to extend atright angles'to v the plane thereof or to lie folded inthe plane thereof and hook portions formed at the outer ends of saidhook, membersbeing. '7

disposed ci-rcumferentially of thebody ring, 7

as and for the purposeset forth; 3. The combination with amotorfl-vehicle ally mounted upon said ring so as toextend at rightangles to the plane thereof or to lie folded in the, plane thereof, saidhook portions beingadapted for engagement with the spokes of the wheelwhereby the shanks of said hook members forma drum adapted-for rotationwith the wheelfi f r 4. A pulling device comprising azbody' ring, hookmembers pivotally connected with said ring at their inner ends andarranged H in spaced relation, said hook members being normally foldedinwardly toward the center of said ring and adapted to be movedoutwardly t right angles to the ring whereb to form a winding drum, andthe hooks in extended position being symmetrical to the axis of the drumformed by. the hook mem bers. I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES EVERT GILLAMQ whee-l and the spokestherein, of apulling; deviceincluding a body ring, hooks'pivot-

